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Languages: English : lighten

Verb conjugation in Windows:

Infinitive: to lighten
Participle: lightened
Gerund: lightening

 

Indicative

Subjunctive

Present
I    lighten
you  lighten
he   lightens
we   lighten
you  lighten
they lighten

Perfect
I    have lightened
you  have lightened
he   has lightened
we   have lightened
you  have lightened
they have lightened


Past

I    lightened
you  lightened
he   lightened
we   lightened
you  lightened
they lightened


Pluperfect

I    had lightened
you  had lightened
he   had lightened
we   had lightened
you  had lightened
they had lightened


Future

I    will lighten
you  will lighten
he   will lighten
we   will lighten
you  will lighten
they will lighten


Future perfect

I    will have lightened
you  will have lightened
he   will have lightened
we   will have lightened
you  will have lightened
they will have lightened

Present
I    lighten
you  lighten
he   lighten
we   lighten
you  lighten
they lighten

Present
I    have lightened
you  have lightened
he   have lightened
we   have lightened
you  have lightened
they have lightened


Imperfect

I    lightened
you  lightened
he   lightened
we   lightened
you  lightened
they lightened


Pluperfect

I    had lightened
you  had lightened
he   had lightened
we   had lightened
you  had lightened
they had lightened

Conditional

Imperative


Present

I    would lighten
you  would lighten
he   would lighten
we   would lighten
you  would lighten
they would lighten

 


Perfect

I    would have lightened
you  would have lightened
he   would have lightened
we   would have lightened
you  would have lightened
they would have lightened




you  lighten

we   Let´s lighten
you  lighten


Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Conditional

Present
I    am lightening
you  are lightening
he   is lightening
we   are lightening
you  are lightening
they are lightening

Perfect
I    have been lightening
you  have been lightening
he   has been lightening
we   have been lightening
you  have been lightening
they have been lightening


Past

I    was lightening
you  were lightening
he   was lightening
we   were lightening
you  were lightening
they were lightening


Pluperfect

I    had been lightening
you  had been lightening
he   had been lightening
we   had been lightening
you  had been lightening
they had been lightening


Future

I    will be lightening
you  will be lightening
he   will be lightening
we   will be lightening
you  will be lightening
they will be lightening


Future perfect

I    will have been lightening
you  will have been lightening
he   will have been lightening
we   will have been lightening
you  will have been lightening
they will have been lightening

Present
I    would be lightening
you  would be lightening
he   would be lightening
we   would be lightening
you  would be lightening
they would be lightening

Perfect
I    would have been lightening
you  would have been lightening
he   would have been lightening
we   would have been lightening
you  would have been lightening
they would have been lightening

lighten

Light"en, v. i. [līt"'n]
  • See Light to alight
  • To descend; to light.
Light"en, v. i. [līt"'n]
  • OE. lightenen. See Light to kindle, illuminate
  1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the lion.
  2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
Light"en, v. t.
  • See Light to illuminate
  1. To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.In this sense less common than light.A key of fire ran all along the shore, And lightened all the river with a blaze.
  2. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.In this sense less common than enlightenLighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray.
  3. To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.His eye . . . lightens forth Controlling majesty.
  4. To free from trouble and fill with joy.They looked unto him, and were lightened.
Light"en, v. t.
  • See Light not heavy
  1. To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
  2. To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
  3. To cheer; to exhilarate.Lightens my humor with his merry jests.

Verbs conjugated like to lighten

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, acclaim, accloy, accoast, accoil, accord,
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